Let’s Take A Look Back At This Year’s New Articles I’ve written many articles this year and reviewed piles of movies, tons of shows, and even a few books. And while a lot of media flees my memory once I’m done reviewing it, a few things were so good and memorable that they’ve stuck with… Read More »
If you haven’t watched Klaus, you need to see it ASAP. It’s pure Christmas joy wrapped up in beautiful animation. I forgot to rewatch it last year, which was a solid mistake. Originally Published: December 21st, 2020 Klaus Is Worth Watching This Christmas Season Klaus is a heartwarming, magical, wonderful film that does what the… Read More »
Wednesday Is Quite An Unexpected TV Adaptation Wednesday is such an odd project conceptually. If you told me a few years ago that Tim Burton would direct a new show about The Addams Family that starred Wednesday in a paranormal high school and barely featured Morticia and Gomez—at least in its first three episodes—I would’ve… Read More »
[embedded content] Hamster & Gretel Has A Big Reputation To Maintain Hamster & Gretel hit my radar for one reason: it was made by Dan Povenmire. You likely know his voice and creations, even if you don’t know his name. He’s part of the team that made Phineas and Ferb, and he voices Dr. Doofenshmirtz.… Read More »
So, this is not a Christmas movie. But it represents family dynamics super well and has many of the same themes you would expect in a Christmas movie. It’s also fantastic, and I want more people to see it. So, with all that in mind, here’s an older review. Originally Published May 17th, 2021 The… Read More »
Mickey Saves Christmas Has No Surprises In Store It’s one day before December, but everyone who celebrates it already knows it’s Christmas time. There’s no escaping, and there’s no point in delaying it. So, we’re looking at Mickey Saves Christmas, a short special that disappointed me for reasons entirely my fault. For clarity’s sake, I… Read More »
With Hamster and Gretel released, I figured this was a good article to bring out of the archives in preparation for that review. If you haven’t watched any Phineas and Ferb, you’re frankly missing out on a classic. Originally Published: January 6th, 2021 [embedded content] Candace Against The Universe Is Just Wonderful It is well-established… Read More »
Wendell & Wild Brings Back More Stop-Motion Fun Wendell & Wild, out the gate, was something I knew I would review. A Henry Selick involved, stop-motion, punk-music soundtrack-ed, children’s horror movie co-written by Jordan Peele—are you kidding me with this? It’s no secret that Coraline is one of my favorite movies, and it’s widely known… Read More »
Lightyear Is Not What I Was Hoping For From Pixar Lightyear is a movie I didn’t want. I count on Pixar to do new things, and in my mind, Toy Story ended with its third installment, and there shouldn’t be more of it. And no, I haven’t seen the fourth one. But now that I’ve… Read More »
[embedded content] Tales of the Jedi Is Such A Great Star Wars Project Tales of the Jedi is the newest addition to what I’m calling “The Clone Wars Cartoons.” The subsection of Star Wars content using the same animation style, (usually) short-form pacing, and politically dense writing. My experience with it has mostly been reviewing… Read More »